JESSICA GIACCO
Producer
Bio
Jessica is an independent producer with an extensive career spanning over 20 years in film and television having worked at SBS, Foxtel, Network Ten, Fairfax and more. She has a BFA and Honours degree from UNSW School of Art & Design along with a Graduate Diploma in Producing from AFTRS.
Jessica has produced multiple short films and web series with top tier festival screenings such as the Berlinale, Melbourne and Adelaide Film Festivals and her films have won multiple awards. She has managed Film Festivals like the WOW Film Festival and For Films Sake and was the recipient of the highly competitive Create NSW Emerging Producer placement in 2017.
Jessica worked as a producer attachment on the Bruce Beresford feature film Ladies in Black (2018), co-produced the ART Bites short documentary series called Studio A.
Jessica is a massive fan of sci-fi and genre films, making her a perfect fit for Bunker: The Last Fleet.
Past projects
Studio A (2019)
Producer
Tagline: A series of profiles on a Sydney-based collective of artists with intellectual disabilities.
Genre: TV series | Documentary
Blind (2018)
Producer
Tagline: We're all blind before the dawn.
Genre: Web series | Comedy | Drama
Awards: include - 2019 DC Web Fest – Special Jury Award, 2019 Miami Web Fest – Nominations for Best Drama, Best Ensemble Cast & 2019 Hollyweb Festival – Official Selection
Ladies in Black (2018)
Producer’s attachment
Tagline: An alluring and tender-hearted comedy drama about the lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney.
Genre: Feature film | Comedy | Drama | Romance
Awards: include - AACTA Award winner for Best Lead Actress, Best Original Music Score, Best Costume Design & Best Hair and Makeup & APSA nominee for Achievement in Directing
A Low Hum (2018)
Producer
Tagline: Girl meets boy meets autonomous drone. A love story for the digital age that asks if technology brings us together or pushes us apart.
Genre: Short | Sci-Fi
Awards: include - TEDx Sydney, June 15, 2018, Adelaide Film Festival 2018, St Kilda Film Festival 2018, Flickerfest 2019
PW: photoplay
Driftwood Dustmites (2015)
Producer
Tagline: Aishe sees her father kiss his new love for the first time since her mothers death. Unable to sleep she wakes up her younger sister for company.
Genre: Short | Drama
Awards: include - Premiered at the 65th Berlinale, Winner – Best Director – WOW Film Festival 2016, Winner - Best Cinematography – St Kilda Film Festival 2016